Convertible baby-bed.



.I. S. LYON CONVERTIBLE BABY BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30. 19].). 1 ,273,638. Patented July 23,1918.

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APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 30. I915.

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JOHN S. LYON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 TRAUGOT C.UHLEN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CONVERTIBLE BABY-BED.

Application filed March 30, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. LYON, of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Convertible Baby-Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and tothe referencenumerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to baby beds, and has for its specialobject to provide a structure which may be readily converted for use indiflerent capacities, such for example as a bassinet, a cradle or a babycarriage. To these and other ends the invention consists in certainimprovements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter morefully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims atthe end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combination baby carriage illustratingone embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the running gear thereof;

Fi 3 is a plan view of the rocker section detac ed;

Fig. 1 is an enlar ed bottom view of the carriage bodydetac ed, showingthe supporting legs in folded position;

Fig; 5 is an elevation of the body with the legs folded;

Fig. 6 is a similar view with the legs extended;

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 6;

' Fig. 8' is a transverse sectional view on the line "8- 8 of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section on the line 9 9 of Fig. 4.;

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view on the line 10-10 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 11 is a sectional View on the line 1111 of Fig. 9.

Similar reference characters in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

In the present embodiment of my invention I provide a baby carriageconsisting of a body, a running gear and a rocker sec- Speciflcation ofLetters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Serial No. 18,161.

tion interposed between the body and running gear, and secured to bothparts by detachable connections whereby the body may be disconnectedfrom the rocker section and used as a bassinet, the body being for thepurpose provided with collapsible legs which may be extended to supportit at the desired height above the floor, or the rocker may bedisconnected from the running gear and remain connected to the body,adapting the latter for use as a cradle.

In the drawings, the running gear A is shown provided with thelongitudinally extending parallel springs, each composed of a straightportion 1 curved upwardly at each end to form loops 2 which areconnected by a bar 3, the bars 3 being braced by trans verselyuextending bars 4: which are curved to conform to and offer seats for thereception of the rockers of the rocker section.

The rocker section B consists of parallel strips 5 of elastic material,such as metal curved in the shape of rockers, and at their ends bentinto loops (5 which are secured to the offset ends 7 of straight bars 8,which latter are rigidly connected by crossing braces 9. The rockersection is secured to the running gear by a sliding locking member 10which is guided beneath the bars 1 and provided with oflset fingersadapted to engage above the rockers 5, and secure the latter againstremoval, while pins 11 on the bars 1, projecting through apertures inthe rockers, prevent sliding motion thereof. An operating lever 12pivoted at 13 in a depending bracket on one of the cross bars 1 of therunning gear is connected by a link 14 to the bolt 10, and serves tomove said bolt to looking position against the tension of a spring 15.

The body C consists of the bottom 16 covered by a hood-17 of any desiredstyle and rests upon and is adapted to be secured to the rocker section.To this end the bars 8 of the rocker section which extend transverselyof the carriage are provided with lugs 18 engaging opposite sides of thebody and preventing lateral motion thereof, while longitudinal motion isprevented by brackets 19 on the under side of the body, engaging theinner cdges of the bars 8. A looking bolt 20 slidingly mounted in guides21 lever 12 thereby disengaging the bolt 10 from the rockers o andpermittingthe removal of the rocker section with the body.

It is sometimes desirable to utilize the body portion aloneas abassinet, and I therefore provide legs D on the bottom 16, which arenormally folded when the body portion is connected tothe rocker section,but which maybe extended to support an a convenient height above thefloor when the body is' disengaged from the rocker section. The legsDare four in number and arranged in pairs connected by crossing bracebars '23 and pivoted on the brackets 19 depending from the bottom 1 ofthe body near the ends thereof. 'lhelegs of the two pairs are jofiset soas to clear each other when in 'fold'edpo sition, as shown in Fig, 4,the brace bars of one pair being engaged by and held securely the otherpair, which in turn is held locked by bolts 2& "slidingly "mounted on aguiding bar 25 extendingtransversely of the body. Tl' 'e bolts aresimultaneously operated to "withdraw them from engagement withth'ele'g sby links 26 connected to the bol'tsj'and tooppo'site ends of'a lever 27pivoted ofn thebar 25, said lever 27 being connected by 'a link '28 to abell crank lever 29 at the rear end of the body, the bell crank 29 beingoperated by a pull rod 30 guided on the "rear crane hood. The bolts areactuated tofilocking position by a coiled spring ,31 shi rounding thepivot of the lever 27, one

. end of the'sprin'g engaging the lever and the other end the bar 25. It v When the/ body is secured pl'aCe on the rocker, section,interference of the folded legs with thecross bars!) is obviated by oneSetting the latter vdovv'nivvi rdly, as indicated yes in i'gsaans 9. j,e

The legs are securedin extended position by bl loes comprising parallelportions 33 pivoted antherouterje s, to the legs at the pointsbfandconnected by the trans versely extending portio s 35, which areinovablebeneath guiding strips 36, on either side of the body, andspaced therefrom. The braces 33 cross, as shown in Fig.- 6, and in the'positionshovvn in said figure are securely lockedby ofl'set' stops 37on they bolts 24 which en'gageuthe outer sides of the transverselyextending/portions 35jand hold the latter firmly in engagement with theopposite sides of the bolts 2i. The transverse erson ge are ofit'setupwardly, as shown at 38 in Fig, 8, so 'that the stops 37willjcle'arthemnhen the bolts are withdrawn, there'- by 'allowingthe folding-of thelegs. v e v Itiwill be seen from the above description that I haveprovided a combination carriage, cradle and bassinet which is readilyconvertible for use in any one of these capacities, and in whichefiiciency of operation is not obtained at the expense of con venienceor I appearance,

The invention Claimed is f 1. In a convertible bed, the combination witha body portion, a running gear including a pair of springs supportingthe body and ranging lengthwise one at each side thereof, and a pair ofresilient rockers de- "tachably secured to the body springs and vdisposed at about right angles thereto and forming auxiliary springs'dur'inguse of the structure as a carriage. v g

2. In a convertible bed, the combination with a body portion, 'a run inggear ineluding a pair of springs supporting the body and ranginglengthwise one at each side thereof, a pair of trans er e concaved crossbarsconnecting opposite ends of the two body spring-s, and a pair oftransverse resili'e'nt rockers detachably secured to the cross bars anddisposed at about right angles to the body springs and forming auxiliarysprings during nse of the Structure as a carriage, I I p n In aconvertible baby bed, the combination with a riiniii'ng gear havingsprings, of a 'roc'kersection det'aehably secured to the springs, a bodyportion ,det'a'chably securedto the rocker section,and a support for theo y Portion connected directly to the latter and'inovable thereonindependently of 1 the rocker section.

, At. In a convertible bed, "the combination with a running gear hayingsprings, and cross bars connecting the springs, of 'a rocker sectionembodying a pairof "roekers and a body portion carried by the I'O Okersection, the rocker section being-secured to the cross bars through themedium or the rockers, V V 5 5,, In a convertiblebed, the bombinationwith a running gear portibn'havin'g parallel springs connected by.eressba s,.;or "a body portion provided with rockers iformed of netalstrips bent flatwi'se, asero' sba s being bent to co'nforrnto the shapeof the rockers, and the bodyportion restingon the riin ning gear portionwan ng rbclilh ii en;- gagemgent w th the cross bars, and a locking 7member carried "by one portion and, coiip'erating with the other Itolockthem in en- 7 gagement.

6; In a convert ble bed, the combination with a carriage, port-ionhaving parallel sprlngs, conne'etedby' 'cross bars,- of ai'ook'erbetween the ,connedtingpbars, a body por tion adapted to en agetheconnecting bars,- and prevented from motion thereon by dooperating stopportions on the said engaging parts, and locking members for lock- :ingthe rocker section to both the body portion and carriage portion.

7. In a convertible bed, the combination with a running gear havingparallel springs, a rocker section having rockers which rest on thesprings and extend transversely thereof, means for detachably connectingthe rocker section to the springs, and a body portion carried by therocker section.

8. In a convertible bed, the combination With a running gear, a rockersection resting thereon, a body portion resting on the rocker section,folding legs on the body portion adapted to be extended to support thebody portion and movable independently of the rocker section, and meansfor detachably securing the rocker section to the body portion in orderto permit the latter to be removed and the legs extended.

9. In a convertible bed, the combination with a running gear portionhaving parallel springs connected by cross bars, of a body portionprovided with rockers seated on the cross barS and bearing against thelatter at points to either side of the center of the rockers, meanscooperatin with the rockers between the bearing points to hold themagainst removal from the cross bars, and cooperating shoulders on thecross bars and rockers to prevent relative slipping.

JOHN S. LYON.

lVit-nesses RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH, l/VALTER B. PAYNE.

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